Georgia’s lieutenant governor won’t be charged in 2020 election interference case
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A special prosecutor has decided not to pursue charges against Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over efforts to overturn…
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How 3 young Americans ended up in the middle of a coup attempt in Congo and facing the death penalty
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo has convicted dozens of people, including three Americans, for a coup attempt.…
Continue Reading Suki Waterhouse pens a ‘Memoir of a Sparklemuffin’ on her wide-ranging sophomore album
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Suki Waterhouse discovered the Sparklemuffin spider during a late night scroll. The spider became the mascot for…
Continue Reading Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s devastating wildfire on Maui say in a new report…
Continue Reading Conservancy, landlord headed to mediation amid ongoing rent dispute for historic ocean liner
Associated Press The conservancy that oversees a storied but aging ocean liner and its landlord are headed to mediation as they attempt to resolve a…
Continue Reading Biden administration appears to be in no rush to stop U.S. Steel takeover by Nippon Steel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has voiced his opposition to Nippon Steel buying U.S. Steel, but the federal government…
Continue Reading Florida State asks judge to rule on parts of suit against ACC, hoping for resolution without trial
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State has asked a judge to decide key parts of its lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference without a trial,…
Continue Reading Jurors help detain a man who flees a Maine courthouse in handcuffs
SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — A man convicted of assaulting a child tried to flee a courthouse in Maine but two jurors and a detective quickly foiled his…
Continue Reading After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on…
Continue Reading As civic knowledge declines, programs work to engage young people in democracy
News21 NEW YORK (AP) — With studies showing a decline in civics education and knowledge across the U.S., programs from Arizona to New York are…
Continue Reading Iraqi and US forces kill a top IS commander and other militants in joint operation
Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military says its forces and American troops have killed a senior commander with the Islamic State…
Continue Reading Serbia demands new elections in tense north Kosovo as well as return of Serb police and judiciary
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia has demanded that an election be held and ethnic Serbs return to police and judiciary in a Serb-populated northern…
Continue Reading Stuck-in-space astronauts reflect on being left behind and adjusting to life in orbit
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Friday it’s been tough dealing…
Continue Reading Nevada is joining the list of states using Medicaid to pay for more abortions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada is joining a list of states easing access to abortion for more lower-income women. The state decided not to appeal a…
Continue Reading All welcome: Advocates fight to ensure citizens not fluent in English have equal access to elections
News21 LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the heart of Las Vegas’ Chinatown, on the second floor of a sprawling shopping plaza that serves as a hub for the…
Continue Reading Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social events
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football…
Continue Reading No ‘Friday Night Lights’: High school football games canceled in some towns near interstate shooting
Associated Press As authorities search for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and grandstands of cheering…
Continue Reading Pope makes new overture to China, calling Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for the church
Associated Press Writer ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis declared Friday that China was “a promise and a hope” for the Catholic…
Continue Reading US hits Russian state media with sanctions for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department has announced new sanctions on Russian state media, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of…
Continue Reading A tech company hired a top NYC official’s brother. A private meeting and $1.4M in contracts followed
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of the 2022 school year, the education technology company 21stCentEd was seeking to expand its presence in…
Continue Reading Pope slams both Harris and Trump as ‘against life’ and urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life…
Continue Reading Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A special Georgia state Senate committee that had subpoenaed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with plans…
Continue Reading Lawsuit alleges plot to run sham candidate so DeSantis appointee can win election
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new lawsuit alleges that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other GOP officials were behind a plot to eliminate competition for…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Ileana heads toward Los Cabos resorts bringing heavy rains
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s resort-studded Los Cabos area warned tourists and residents alike to stay inside…
Continue Reading What to Stream: Keith Urban, ‘The Golden Bachelorette,’ Zack Snyder series and ‘WandaVision’ spinoff
Keith Urban’s 12th studio album and Kathryn Hahn starring in the “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha All Along” are some of this week’s new…
Continue Reading A cat named Drifter is safe after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly 8 weeks
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A cat aptly named Drifter is safe at home after sneaking out and getting trapped in a sewer for nearly eight weeks. The…
Continue Reading Biden is taking on cheap products from China. It could mean higher prices
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is cracking down on the cheap products sold out of China by companies such as Temu and…
Continue Reading Bill would ban sports betting ads during games and forbid bets on college athletes
Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A federal bill has been proposed to ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes. Congressman…
Continue Reading Vessel rescued in English Channel after emergency call to Dover, Delaware, instead of Dover, England
Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Police dispatchers in Delaware’s capital city are being lauded for helping direct rescuers to a boat…
Continue Reading Greek stationmaster suspended after 2 trains were ordered onto a collision course
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s railway company says a train stationmaster has been suspended after allegedly giving an order that would have…
Continue Reading Congo court sentences 3 Americans and 34 others to death on coup charges
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A military court in Congo handed down death sentences Friday to 37 people, including three Americans, after…
Continue Reading Colorado Buffaloes football field damaged by man driving crashed pickup, police say
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man accused of being involved in several hit-and-run crashes and then driving onto the football field at the University of…
Continue Reading Universities of Wisconsin adopt viewpoint-neutral policy for college leaders
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin administration has published a new policy that requires school leaders remain…
Continue Reading Canadian man admits shootings that damaged electrical substations in the Dakotas
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Canadian man has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for shootings at electrical substations and an oil pipeline in the…
Continue Reading Police killing of an unarmed Nebraska man prompts officers to reconsider no-knock warrants
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Police in Nebraska’s largest city are reevaluating their use of some no-knock search warrants after an unarmed Black man was…
Continue Reading A man pleads guilty in a shooting outside then-US Rep. Zeldin’s New York home
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A 20-year-old gang member pleaded guilty in a drive-by shooting that wounded two rival gang members in front of the New York…
Continue Reading US man sentenced to prison in Bermuda after pleading guilty to smuggling $1 million worth of drugs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for smuggling drugs into Bermuda. On Friday, The Royal Gazette…
Continue Reading Yolanda Adams is still in the blessing business with ‘Sunny Days’
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gospel music superstar Yolanda Adams has used her faith and smile to sustain her through life’s ebbs and flows.…
Continue Reading Germany signs agreement with Kenya to bring in skilled workers and plug labor market gaps
BERLIN (AP) — German and Kenyan officials have signed an agreement to promote the recruitment of skilled Kenyan workers who can fill gaps in…
Continue Reading United Airlines will offer free internet on flights using service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines says it will offer free WiFi service on flights using the satellite-based Starlink service from Elon Musk’s…
Continue Reading Nebraska AG alleges thousands of invalid signatures on pot ballot petitions, with 1 man charged
Associated Press Nebraska’s Republican attorney general says supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted…
Continue Reading Florida sued for using taxpayer money on website promoting GOP spin on abortion initiative
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A political committee behind the campaign to pass a constitutional right to abortion…
Continue Reading An 8-year-old boy who ran away from school is found dead in a neighborhood pond
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an 8-year-old student was found dead in a pond after running away from his classroom at an elementary…
Continue Reading Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver charged with killing NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on…
Continue Reading Longtime AD and 2-time national champion baseball coach Tanner to switch roles at South Carolina
AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former national champion baseball coach and longtime South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner is changing…
Continue Reading Tropical Storm Gordon forms in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s forecast to stay away from land
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Gordon has formed in the Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters say it is expected to remain over open water for…
Continue Reading US consumer sentiment ticks higher for second month but remains subdued
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ outlook on the economy improved for the second straight month in September, bolstered by lower…
Continue Reading Dolphins will bring in another quarterback, while Tagovailoa deals with concussion
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins will bring in another quarterback while starter Tua Tagovailoa deals with his latest…
Continue Reading Measure to repeal Nebraska’s private school funding law should appear on the ballot, court rules
Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law providing taxpayer money for…
Continue Reading Percival Everett, Rachel Kushner and Miranda July are fiction nominees for National Book Awards
AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” his acclaimed retelling of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry…
Continue Reading In 2014, protests around Michael Brown’s death broke through the everyday, a catalyst for change
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ten years ago, in August 2014, when a white police officer shot and killed Black 18-year-old Michael Brown on the…
Continue Reading Feds rarely punish hospitals for turning away pregnant patients
Associated Press As the pregnant woman’s contractions rolled in every two minutes, staff at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in…
Continue Reading Why Ukraine wants to use Western long-range missiles inside Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is pushing for permission from its Western partners to use the long-range missiles they have provided to strike…
Continue Reading Tua Tagovailoa is dealing with another concussion. What we know and what happens next
AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa is now dealing with the third diagnosed concussion of his NFL career, all of them coming…
Continue Reading High Court rejects the UK’s first new coal mine in 30 years
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has rejected plans for the U.K.’s first coal mine in three decades, delivering a victory for…
Continue Reading Nebraska ballot will include competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights, top court rules
Associated Press The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that competing measures that would expand or limit abortion rights can appear on the November…
Continue Reading How this one climate fix means a school nurse sees fewer students sick from the heat
Associated Press Around 36,000 schools in the U.S. are in need of updated heating and cooling systems, according to the Government Accountability…
Continue Reading Meet the straight ally who is protesting Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ bill
Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Texas Kadiri Moro is an unusual figure amid the LGBTQ+ rights activists in the coastal West African nation of…
Continue Reading Former employee of troubled Wisconsin prison pleads guilty to smuggling contraband into the prison
WAUPUN, Wis. (AP) — A former employee at a troubled Wisconsin prison has pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the maximum-security prison.…
Continue Reading Germany sails two warships through Taiwan Strait for the first time in two decades
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Germany has sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in its first transit of the disputed waters in more than…
Continue Reading Justin Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York
Associated Press SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake urged drivers not to get behind the wheel of a car after even a single alcoholic drink…
Continue Reading Cambodia decries US sanctions against one of its top tycoons implicated in forced labor
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has decried newly imposed U.S. sanctions on one of its tycoons who has been implicated in…
Continue Reading AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Jersey’s special congressional election
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s story about a Ferguson protester who became a prominent racial-justice activist
After Michael Brown Jr. was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, several nationally prominent Black religious leaders arrived,…
Continue Reading Ferguson activist raised in the Black Church showed pastors how to aid young protesters
Associated Press As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police…
Continue Reading In Denmark, a man is suspected of 86 counts of reckless driving. He filmed it himself.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Police in Denmark say a 29-year-old man faces a whopping 86 preliminary charges for reckless driving. Officers said…
Continue Reading Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding forecast over the weekend
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Central European nations are bracing for severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic, Poland, Austria,…
Continue Reading Jill Biden and the defense chief visit an Alabama base to highlight expanded military benefits
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are traveling to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, in one of the deadliest attacks in…
Continue Reading Tunisian authorities escalate pre-election crackdown and arrest Islamists en masse
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Dozens of members of Tunisia’s largest opposition party have been arrested this week ahead of the formal…
Continue Reading Ex-European lawmaker and wife charged with influence peddling and corruption in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in southern Poland have charged a former European Parliament lawmaker and his wife with corruption and influence…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen have killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan, the Taliban said Friday, in one of the deadliest…
Continue Reading Russian central bank hikes rates to fight inflation fuelled by military spending
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point to 19% to combat high inflation as government…
Continue Reading Sexual abuse at Islamic welfare homes exposes weaknesses in child protection in Malaysia
Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A police swoop on 20 child welfare homes in Malaysia where hundreds of children were allegedly…
Continue Reading Wolfgang Gerhardt, who led Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats, dies at 80
BERLIN (AP) — Wolfgang Gerhardt, a politician who led Germany’s pro-business Free Democrats from 1995 to 2001, has died. He was 80. Gerhardt’s…
Continue Reading WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in…
Continue Reading The body of a Ugandan Olympic athlete who was set on fire by her partner is received by family
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The body of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei — who died after being set on fire by her partner in…
Continue Reading Canadian woman dies after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains
MILAN (AP) — A 56-year-old Canadian woman died after being caught in a sudden snowstorm in Italy’s Dolomite mountains and her companion is being…
Continue Reading Dozens of Hong Kong journalists and some of their families have been harassed, media group says
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A leading media group reports that dozens of Hong Kong journalists have faced harassment in recent months. On…
Continue Reading Islamic extremist plotted to attack German soldiers during their lunch break, prosecutors say
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say an alleged Islamic extremist has been arrested in connection with plotting an attack on…
Continue Reading 2 men charged with stealing a famous Banksy image from a London art gallery
LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid…
Continue Reading What to know about North Korea’s unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided the outside…
Continue Reading David Beckham among soccer dignitaries attending ex-England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral
TORSBY, Sweden (AP) — David Beckham and former England coach Roy Hodgson are among the soccer dignitaries attending the funeral of Sven-Goran…
Continue Reading China hands PwC a 6-month ban and fine over audit of the collapsed developer Evergrande
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities have banned the accounting firm PwC for six months and fined it over $56 million for its…
Continue Reading Striking Boeing factory workers say they are ready to hold out for a better contract
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Blue-collar workers from Boeing walked picket lines in the Pacific Northwest instead of building airplanes on…
Continue Reading Filipino televangelist pleads not guilty to child abuse and human trafficking charges
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino televangelist who calls himself the “anointed son of God” and once claimed to have…
Continue Reading India’s top court releases New Delhi’s chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has allowed the release on bail of a prominent opposition leader and chief minister of New…
Continue Reading Faked video targeting France and UAE likely Russian despite Moscow’s links to Gulf Arab states
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fake video that ricocheted across the internet claiming tensions between France and the…
Continue Reading China is raising its retirement age, now among the youngest in the world’s major economies
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the…
Continue Reading Russia expels 6 British diplomats it accuses of spying. The UK calls it ‘completely baseless’
Associated Press Russia has accused six British diplomats of spying and decided to expel them. The U.K. says the move, which it calls “completely…
Continue Reading Firefighters gain ground on 3 huge Southern California blazes
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles are gaining ground against the…
Continue Reading 1 person shot during scuffle at pro-Israel rally in Boston suburb, authorities say
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — A pro-Israel rally in the Boston suburb of Newton turned violent when a passerby was shot during a scuffle after confronting…
Continue Reading Pravin Gordhan, a South African government minister who was activist against apartheid, dies at 75
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Pravin Gordhan, who was a South African government minister for many years after beginning his political…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week of 2024 closes with indexes near their records
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed out their best week of the year with more gains on Friday and climbed to the cusp of their…
Continue Reading Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233 as more bodies found in areas hit by landslides and floods
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The death toll in the aftermath of a typhoon in Vietnam has climbed to 233 as rescue workers recover more…
Continue Reading European politicians say migration is out of control. The numbers tell a different story
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Despite a summer of heated anti-immigration debates across the European Union, unauthorized migration to…
Continue Reading Sri Lankans’ fury forced the powerful Rajapaksa clan out. Now its heir is running for president
Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest…
Continue Reading Power outages bring frustration to New Orleans residents post-Francine
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents of the Carrollton neighborhood in New Orleans are among the thousands of utility customers in the…
Continue Reading Mexican cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads not guilty to US charges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime drug cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty to U.S. narcotics trafficking…
Continue Reading Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence
Associated Press RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump refused on Friday to condemn recent racist and conspiratorial comments from…
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